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Proli-GEAFaSa Phase 2 has started! / La phase 2 de Proli-GEAFaSa a démarré !

4. September 2023 4. September 2023 / Burkina Faso Country Platform, PID in water management, Senegal Country Platform, News & Events

Misereor has approved the second phase of the project “Promoting local innovation in water management in family farming in the Sahel” (Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture Familiale au Sahel, Proli-GEAFaSa-2). Misereor approuve la 2e phase du projet de ‘’Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture …

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Inception workshop for Proli-GEAFaSa-2 on 12–15 Sept in Thiès, Senegal / Atelier de lancement de Proli-GEAFaSa-2 du 12 au 15 sept à Thiès, Sénégal

4. September 2023 21. October 2023 / Burkina Faso Country Platform, PID in water management, Senegal Country Platform

Misereor (Germany) has approved the second phase of the project “Promoting local innovation in water management in family farming in the Sahel” (Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture Familiale au Sahel, Proli-GEAFaSa-2). This 3-year project coordinated by Agribio Services (Senegal) on behalf of the Prolinnova network goes from July 2023 …

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FO members deciding about agroecological innovations in Burkina Faso

27. July 2023 29. July 2023 / Burkina Faso Country Platform, News & Events

Traduction en français ci-dessous As partners in the European PhD programme AgTraIn (Agricultural Transformation by Innovation), members of the international Prolinnova network co-advised the research of Aboubakar Iyabano from Cameroon over several years. Abou recently successfully defended his doctoral thesis “Unravelling the positions, roles, and agency of farmers’ organizations in the promotion of agroecology in …

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Proli-GEAFaSa final evaluation executive summary

11. July 2023 11. July 2023 / Burkina Faso Country Platform, PID in water management, Senegal Country Platform

The project “Promoting Local Innovation in Water Management in Family Farming in the Sahel (Proli-GEAFaSa), 2020–22” was implemented in two of Prolinnova’s Country Platforms (CPs) – Burkina Faso and Senegal – with funding from Misereor. The objective was to build on local knowledge and the endogenous development of practices and technologies of Sahelian family farmers …

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Prolinnova-Asia Partners Workshop May 2023

20. June 2023 20. June 2023 / Asia & Pacific, Cambodia Country Platform, Nepal Country Platform, South India Country Platform, Philippines Country Platform

On 26 May 2023, representatives of Prolinnova Country Platforms in Asia met in a virtual workshop organised by Sharad Rai, the regional coordinator in Asia, and Suman Manandhar, co-chair of the Prolinnova Oversight Group. The 6-page report on the meeting can be found here.

Articles on Benin and on ILEIA/Compas in Appropriate Technology

19. June 2023 19. June 2023 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, Benin Country Platform, News & Events

In the June 2023 issue (Vol.50, No. 2) of the Appropriate Technology magazine, two articles appeared in the Prolinnova section: Workshop on promoting farmer innovation in Benin unleashes local capacities for farmer-led research and development (pp 14 – 16); and ILEIA and Compas publications on agroecology digitalised (p 17). The Appropriate Technology magazine has regularly …

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ILEIA and Compas publications now online

11. June 2023 11. June 2023 / News & Events

Agroecology was on the margins of international attention in 1984 when the Information Centre for Low-External-Input Agriculture (ILEIA) was created in The Netherlands at ETC Foundation. ILEIA sought to collect and share practical experiences that offered alternatives to “Green Revolution” agriculture – alternatives appropriate and feasible for small-scale farmers. The centre facilitated learning about local …

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Policy workshop on promoting ethnoveterinary medicine in Ghana

11. June 2023 11. July 2023 / Ethnovet Project, News & Events, Ghana Country Platform

The 4-year project “Promoting Ethnoveterinary Medicine for Sustainable Animal Husbandry Practices in Northern Ghana” funded by Misereor (Germany) wrapped up with a 2-day National Stakeholders Workshop on 17–18 May 2023 in Tamale, Ghana. The project aimed to improve animal health, production and productivity by small-scale farmers through increased recognition and use of ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) …

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2022 report from Eastern & Southern Africa Prolinnova platform

11. June 2023 11. June 2023 / Eastern & Southern Africa, News & Events

The 2022 annual report on the activities of the Prolinnova subregional platform in Eastern and Southern Africa highlights the achievements, challenges and perspectives at both subregional and Country Platform levels. The achievements include identifying, documenting and sharing local innovation processes (and local innovations), facilitating farmer-led participatory innovation development, capacity strengthening, networking and fundraising. It also …

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Local innovation in water management in Zimbabwe

4. June 2023 4. June 2023 / Zimbabwe Country Platform

Lloyd Ruvengo, a small-scale farmer in Mwenezi District of Zimbabwe, has developed a unique system to harvest rainwater. He says he found a way to speak the same language with water when he observed how rainwater behaved when it flowed during the wet season: “I started channeling water from the hills that are opposite my …

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